Will be four intense days, rich in art, nature, culture and sacredness those scheduled 5 8th December 2015 as part of "The Way of the Immaculate in the Valley of the Abbeys”. It is a long “walk” - That crosses 10 common touch 5 abbeys – which kicks off Saturday 5 December from the Abbey of Santa Maria di Propezzano, in the town of Morro d'Oro, and ends Tuesday 8 December with the arrival at the Shrine of St. Gabriel in Isola del Gran Sasso.
The purpose of the event is to promote awareness of the Valley of the Abbeys, a tourist itinerary that from the Adriatic Sea reaches the majesty of Gran Sasso. A proposal for tourism “slow”, the discovery of the monuments, nature, spirituality, the welcome and the events organized in the historic towns that mark the route.
Since one of the objectives of the project is to the Valley of the Abbeys of seasonal adjustment of tourism, it will demonstrate that it is possible to sustainable tourism, pleasant and experiential even in the low season. In addition, the winter atmosphere, the pre-Christmas and the Feast of the Immaculate will make visits to abbeys and villages even more attractive.
In detail the expected path for the day of 5 December starts from Santa Maria Propezzano, la tappa a San Clemente al Vomano, then Castelbasso and Canzano. The day 6 it will restart from Canzano and will continue to Castelnuovo Vomano, the Tower of Montegualtieri and Cellino Attanasio. The day 7 it will restart from Cellino at a time of Cermignano and Penna Sant'Andrea to end the Natural Reserve of Castel Cerreto which will share the 8, When, passing by Porto Santa Maria Long, Santa Maria di Hum and St. John to Insulam, the route will end at the Shrine of St. Gabriel in Isola del Gran Sasso. A map of the route is visible on the site of the Valley of the Abbeys at this address: https://www.valledelleabbazie.it/itinerari/piedi/.
The registration fee for the walk is 98 euro; It includes insurance coverage, luggage, accommodation and meals for the four days. You can also participate in individual sections of the route with a daily fee of 19 euro include insurance, transportation and lunch.
To register, applicants must send an e-mail to segreteria@associazioneitaca.org indicating: name and surname, telephone numbers and / or email.
The initiative is part of the project acting within the Valley of the Abbeys promoted by the municipalities "Hills Middle Vomano" (Municipalities of Basciano, Canzano, Castellalto, Cellino Attanasio, Cermignano, Penna Sant'Andrea) and the municipalities of Castel Castagna, Isola del Gran Sasso, Morro d'Oro and Notaresco Teramo, in collaboration with ITHACA – Association for Local Development. The project aims to promote and encourage religious tourism through routes linking the beautiful abbeys and religious buildings in the river valleys and Vomano Mavone. A video documentary, viewed on the site, It is designed to tell the Valley Abbeys through the sights and sounds captured by director Stephen Saverioni.
“It is a path that allows you to live the intense days in nature, Art and spirituality - Explained the responsible organization, Luciano Di Giovannantonio and the head excursion Graziano Di Crescenzo during the press conference to present - is a way to learn about an area rich and deserves to be more appreciated by the tourist point of view. The project Valley of the abbeys founded with this purpose and through events such as the Way of the Immaculate try to bring more people to this interesting territorial reality”.